Rowdy Roddy Piper is my all time favorite professional wrestler. He was the best bad guy. He was the logical voice of reason… most of the time. He was completely unpredictable. I was an idiot and did not go to see him when he came to a fan show in Knoxville, TN. I missed meeting him, as he passed away a short time later.

Hot Rod – YOU WILL BE MISSED!

Piper Quotes

I came here to chew bubble gum and kick ass. And I’m all out of bubble gum.

Just when you think you know the answers, I change the questions.

Sooner or later, everybody pays the piper.

I’m the reason Hulk Hogan lost his hair.

I don’t need to know how tough I am to know how tough I am.

My business, in the beginning, was very lawless and the more trouble I go into, the more the promoters liked me back then. I was on the front page for doing something wrong, the arena was full. Then, all of a sudden, everything changed somehow and they put rules in. You put rules in a gunfight? I’m not so good at following those rules. I don’t’ know what will happen at WrestleMania.

I’m so quick, I could spit int he wind, duck, and let it hit the old lady behind me.

Riki Lindhome is not a household name, but it should be. Riki started her career as an actor on the stage in Tim Robbins “Embedded”. She then made her debut on the big screen as “Mardell Fitzgerald" in Clint Eastwood’s Million Dollar Baby (2004). She is best known...

We have now seen our last film with Hugh Jackman playing Wolverine. Logan is the Story of Wolverine - in a time, in the future - he is dying and he is trying to help Professor X. Past the plot you have an outstanding performance by Hugh Jackman and newcomer Dafne Keen...

Raise your hand if you still have physical movie collections. I only ask because I think it will become a thing of the past in years to come. A movie collection will become as anachronistic as a Super 8 projector - a VHS tape - a VCR - a laser disc - or a vinyl...

Josh Brolin Born February 12, 1968 Josh Brolin is and always will be a Goonie to me, first and foremost. On top of that huge accomplishment, he is awesome in every role they stick him in. Plus he Thanos and Cable... so there you go. Noteworthy The Goonies - Brolin...

Diamond Dallas Page is known as a wrestler that got into the business later in his life and became one of the fastest rising stars ever. For me, even when WCW was in its decline, he was part of the show that kept me entertained and watching.

Noteworthy

American Wrestling Association – 1988 – Manager extraordinaire. He led Badd Company to the tag team championships and managed Curt Hennig

Professional Wrestling Federation – 1989 to 1991 – color commentator

World Championship Wrestling – 1991 to 2001 – This is where I was first exposed to DDP. He was a huge part of me getting back into wrestling when I was in college. Always cut a good promo, always put on a good promo, and the Diamond Cutter was the first finisher that I remember being able to be put on from any angle at any time. Way before the RKO.

World Wrestling Federation (WWE) – 2001 to 2002 & 2011 to present (part-time basis) – His first run was short-lived but spectacular. He was injured in a match in 2002 and his contract expired. That didn’t keep him from coming back and even being inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Total Nonstop Action Wrestling – 2004 to 2005

DDP Yoga – Insanely good Yoga program that is changing people’s lives, including a lot of his friends and colleagues in the wrestling business.

I don’t quit. If someone quits on me, that’s on them, but I’m not going to quit, especially if I say I’m going to do something.

The Eyes Have It Do you think you can tell when someone is interested in your conversation, or into you just by looking at their eyes? Today we will use the science of eye reading to either understand what someone thinks of you, or to improve your ability to let...

One of the most recent additions to my podcast playlist is The Way I Heard It podcast with Mike Rowe. Any of you that have watched TV over the last 15 years have to have stumbled upon or just down right fallen in love with Mike Rowe. I am assuming that you most likely...

James Van Der Beek Born March 8, 1977 James Van Der Beek showed up in my pop-culture worldview when he appeared in Varsity Blues. Since that movie, I have been a fan and will watch just about anything that Van Der Beek appears in. Noteworthy Varsity Blues - Varsity...

Robert Downey Jr Born April 4, 1965 Robert Downey Jr (RDJ from here on out) has become much more of an actor than in the 2.0 version of his career than he was during the original version. I don't think that he is necessarily a better actor but I think he has allowed...

We have now seen our last film with Hugh Jackman playing Wolverine. Logan is the Story of Wolverine - in a time, in the future - he is dying and he is trying to help Professor X. Past the plot you have an outstanding performance by Hugh Jackman and newcomer Dafne Keen...

The Undertaker debuted as a gimmick for Mark Calaway in 1990. By that point, Calaway had been wrestling for about 6 years in various territories under various gimmicks. They call The Undertaker the Phenom and they are right. He is still one of the top draws, if not the biggest draw in WWE history. I decided that I would include some thoughts from other performers about The Taker.

“Undertaker certainly is a cornerstone of WWE, and just as I say to myself that I really would have liked to been able to get to know and certainly get in the ring with Andre the Giant, just because of all the respect and folklore that went around with Andre, I think The Undertaker has that same sort of respect and folklore around him.” – John Cena

I am jumping ahead of myself but I need to share a podcast that I listened to today - Blurry Photos Podcast: Episode 157 Numerology. I have not taken the time to give them a full review on the website yet, or even to delve into my deep love of podcasts or podcasting...

Christian Bale - Born January 30, 1974 Christian Bale. People that know me well are probably surprised that I am celebrating him on his birthday. I am very outspoken about not liking him as Batman (certainly his most well-known role). If someone could tell me if it...

Passing the Torch or Lightsaber I am one of the few people that can brag about having seen all of the live action star wars movies in the theater. I’m sure my parents had no idea what they were starting when they took me to see Star Wars in 1977. I’m fairly certain...

Hard Target Director: John Woo Cast: Jean-Claude Van Dame Lance Henriksen Yancy Butler MPAA Rating: R Release Year: 1993 So it is Mardi Gras - Fat Tuesday as it were. and in an effort to hit some holidays with a pertinent movie review, I have decided to pair Mardi...

Clint Howard Born April 20, 1959 Clint Howard has been acting, small screen and large screen, since he was a child. His unique look, his acting chops, and the fact that he has been literally acting for his entire life makes Howard someone to look like whenever he...

In my many years of watching wrestling, and it has been roughly 30 years as a fan going all the way back to the Rock’n Wrestling cartoon and writing a letter to Hogan after Earthquake broke his ribs and put Hogan out for a few months. I did receive a postcard from Hogan (or some person in the then WWF mailroom who was in charge of responding to the tear soaked well wishes from kids like me) and I kept that post card for years. This is my love for wrestling…but I have a bone to pick with the people who say “I hate John Cena” for the same reason that we loved Hogan.

Yes, John Cena tears through all challengers like Hogan did in the 80’s and early 90’s. It’s hardly a surprise when Cena destroys an undefeated Rusev at Wrestlemania, or he wins an “I quit” match (mainly because “Never Give Up” is his motto) or, when he does lose, it’s not a clean loss and there is some sort of WCW screwjob finish that doesn’t make sense to the fans (see the Last Man Standing match where he duct taped Batista to a ring post). We grow tired of his snarky remarks, smug face, and general sense of entitlement that drips off him as he buries guys that should be headlining ‘Mania with him.

Along with that is his insistent pushing of merchandise. It seems like every week he has a new t-shirt, hat and sweat bands. He is a walking billboard that empties the wallets of hardworking men everywhere, especially men that hate his guts and boo him out of the building! It is humorous to see a grown man boo John Cena, only to be flanked by his wife/girlfriend and kids all decked out in the newest Cena gear. I will not lie, my wife and youngest daughter have Cena shirts and it pains me to know how much I paid for them. He appears to be just a walking billboard for himself.

You hear it all the time…John Cena should make a heel turn! I’d cheer for Cena if he was a heel! I’m so sick of John Cena and that played out “Hustle-Loyalty-Respect” gimmick! Cena is just a rip off of Hogan!…and many, many more reasons for grown men to hate John Cena. But, there’s a catch, WWE is NOT (caps lock for effect!) it will NOT turn Cena heel because he is their biggest cash cow on the roster and he does too much good in the community with the Make-a-Wish Foundation for him to be a heel. But…maybe he is a heel…

So, let’s put this all together. W”I hate John Cena” because he wins big matches against big villains or against people who we think should be headlining. So we boo. We hate that we KNOW that he is going to win the big match at SummerSlam or Mania (or there will be a stupid finish where he does not lose cleanly…see John Stewart). So we boo. We hate that our families choose Cena merchandise over our favorite wrestlers (see Cesaro, Kevin Owens, Seth Rollins, Stardust). So we boo. And as we boo he smiles…he has the audacity to look square in the camera with a sly grin, as if to say “you’re doing exactly what I want you to do”. Fans, I do believe that Cena is the biggest heel in the company simply because he refuses to be anything other than the new Hogan. The women and children scream and cheer, the men boo and jeer, yet we pay our hard earned money to watch Cena. Our families want that great victory and we are hoping for the grand loss. I jumped out of my chair when Kevin Owens beat Cena clean a few months back, then Cena abruptly sent him back down to the mid-card. And that is why I believe he is a heel. I pay to see him lose, just like people paid to see Dusty or Steamboat beat Flair. We pay to watch the heel lose, and we boo the heel out of the building. Just turn on Raw on Mondays and listen to the crowd. Cena is the biggest heel of the company and he’s doing it with a smile and nod to our kids and wives. How I hate John Cena for that…but I will continue to watch until the day that smug look is wiped off his face.